2Pac - STRICTLY 4 MY NIGGAZ -TUPAC SHAKUR (FULL ALBUM) 1993

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Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... is the second studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released on February 16, 1993, by Interscope Records and TNT Recordings and distributed by Atlantic Records.[1] N.I.G.G.A. in the title is punctuated to refer to 2Pac's backronym "Never Ignorant in Getting Goals Accomplished".[4] The album features guest appearances from the group Live Squad, 2Pac's stepbrother the Wycked (later known as "Mopreme", later a member of 2Pac's groups Thug Life and the Outlawz), Ice-T, Ice Cube, Treach, Apache, Poppi, Deadly Threat, R&B singer Dave Hollister and Digital Underground.

Similar to his debut, 2Pacalypse Now, the album contains many tracks emphasizing 2Pac's political and social views. The original album was going to be named "Troublesome 21" and released in September 1992, but it was scrapped due to being rejected by Time Warner. Many of these tracks still remained unreleased while "Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.", "The Streetz R Deathrow" and "Souljah's Revenge" were utilized for the new track listing.[5][6] Debuting at number 24 on the Billboard 200, this album saw more commercial success than its predecessor, and there are many noticeable differences in production.

While 2Pac's first effort included a more underground or indie rap-oriented sound, this album was considered his breakout. It spawned the hits "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around". As of 2011, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... had sold 1,639,584 units in the United States.[7] In commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, it was released on 180 gram double vinyl on February 16, 2018.

Track listing
All tracks co-produced by 2Pac.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Holler If Ya Hear Me"
Tupac ShakurStretchMajestyDJ K-Low
Stretch 4:38
2. "Pac's Theme (Interlude)" T. Shakur The Underground Railroad 1:56
3. "Point the Finga" T. Shakur Big D the Impossible 4:25
4. "Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)" T. Shakur Big D the Impossible 2:43
5. "Last Wordz" (with Ice Cube and Ice-T)
T. ShakurIce-TIce Cube
Jam Master Jay[17]Bobcat
3:36
6. "Souljah's Revenge" T. Shakur, B. Ervin Bobcat 3:16
7. "Peep Game" (with Deadly Threat)
T. ShakurCorey "Deadly Threat" BrownB. Ervin
Bobcat 4:28
8. "Strugglin'" (with Live Squad)
T. ShakurStretch
Live Squad 3:33
9. "Guess Who's Back"
T. ShakurAkshunSpecial Ed
Special EdAkshun
3:06
10. "Representin' 93"
T. ShakurTruman Jefferson
Truman Jefferson 3:34
11. "Keep Ya Head Up" T. Shakur DJ Daryl 4:22
12. "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..."
T. ShakurLarry "Laylaw" Goodman
Laylaw 5:55
13. "The Streetz R Deathrow"
T. ShakurLive Squad
Stretch 3:26
14. "I Get Around" (with Digital Underground)
T. ShakurGregory JacobsRonald Brooks
D-Flow Production Squad 4:19
15. "Papa'z Song" (with Wycked of W.A.T.M.)
T. ShakurD. EvansWill JenningsJoe Sample
Big D the Impossible 5:25
16. "5 Deadly Venomz" (with Treach of Naughty by Nature, Apache and Live Squad)
T. ShakurStretchMajestyTreachApache
Stretch 5:13
Total length: 63:55
Expanded Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
17. "Holler If Ya Hear Me (New York Stretch Mix)" T. Shakur Stretch 3:46
18. "Keep Ya Head Up (Madukey Remix)" T. Shakur Moe Doe & Lea Reis 4:18
19. "I Get Around (Remix)" (with Digital Underground)
T. ShakurGregory Jacobs
D-Flow Production Squad 6:04
20. "Papa'z Song (Vibe Tribe Remix)" (with Wycked)
T. ShakurM. Shakur
Big D The Impossible 5:16
21. "Flex" T. Shakur Stretch 4:16
22. "Let's Get It On" (with Heavy D, The Notorious B.I.G., Grand Puba & Spunk Bigga)
T. ShakurDwight MyersChristopher WallaceMaxwell DixonAnthony Blagmon
DJ Eddie F & Willy Gunz

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